Perfect Meringue with Lemon Curd Cookies
Meringue with lemon curd cookies combines airy meringue shells with zesty lemon curd, creating a wonderful treat bursting with lemon flavor.
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 69kcal
Ingredients
LEMON CURD
- ¾ cup (183 g) Lemon juice
- 1 Tablespoon (1 Tablespoon) Lemon zest
- ¾ cup (150 g) Sugar white
- ½ cup (113.5 g) Butter unsalted cubed
- 3 (3) Eggs room temperature
MERINGUE COOKIES
- 4 (4) Egg whites room temperature
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) Cream of tarter
- 1 cup (200 g) Sugar white
Instructions
LEMON CURD
- Add the lemon juice, zest, sugar, and butter into a 2-quart saucepan. Start to heat over low heat. I took the eggs and whisked them in a bowl, and added them to the pan. You want all the ingredients to come to the same temperature simultaneously, or you will end up with scrambled eggs. So I stirred almost the whole time. Please don't confuse the zest for cooked eggs; as long as you gradually bring the temperature up, it will be fine.
- I turned the heat up just a little, and it still took about 10 minutes for it to start to thicken. Take it off the stove and let it cool before putting it into a glass jar. I used plastic wrap and laid it right on top of the curd; this helps not to form a crust. Then put it into the refrigerator to cool completely. My jar is a small mason jar which I replaced the plastic wrap with the jar lid.
MERINGUE COOKIES
- Add your four egg whites to a mixer bowl and beat on medium speed till it is frothy about a minute. Then add the cream of tartar and turn the mixer on high. Important step! Add the sugar one tablespoon at a time. You want the sugar to incorporate with the egg whites. After all the sugar has been added, continue to beat the egg whites on high speed for at least 10 minutes you want a stiff peak with these egg whites.
- Using a piping bag with a large open star will give you the swirl you need for the cookies. I have a measuring spoon that has a rounded end that was perfect for making the well that will hold the lemon curd.
- Line 2 cookie baking pans with parchment paper. I do not use silicone liners for meringues simply because I do not like how they turn out. I pipe the meringue cookies about 1 inch apart (they do not spread). Taking the round end of my measuring spoon, I make a well into the middle of each cookie. I had room on two baking sheets for three dozen and baked them in the oven side by side. I had to lift one side of the pan and put it under the edge of the other (they overlap about 1 inch), but these cookies do not move once they are on the parchment paper. Bake at 225°F (110°C) for 45 minutes
- Once they baked for 45 minutes, turn the oven off and leave in the oven for one hour. Store in an air-tight container. Serve with the lemon curd spooned into the well or on the side and let your friends, family, or guests add their own.
Notes
If you do get some small pieces of egg in your lemon curd, no worries just use a strainer to filter them out before you pour the lemon curd into the glass jar.
Nutrition
Calories: 69kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 24mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 99IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg